\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[1997/12/01]
\ProvidesPackage{shortlst}
         [1998/11/27 version 1.1]
\newlength\runitemsep
\setlength\runitemsep{1em plus .5em minus .5em}
\newenvironment{runitemize}{%
   \ifnum \@itemdepth >\thr@@\@toodeep\else
   \advance\@itemdepth\@ne
   \edef\@itemitem{labelitem\romannumeral\the\@itemdepth}%
   \def\@itemlabel{\csname\@itemitem\endcsname}%
   \let\@item\run@item
   \let\par\relax
   \ignorespaces\fi}
   {\unskip\hspace\runitemsep\ignorespacesafterend}
\newenvironment{runenumerate}{%
   \ifnum \@enumdepth >\thr@@\@toodeep\else
   \advance\@enumdepth\@ne
   \edef\@enumctr{enum\romannumeral\the\@enumdepth}%
   \usecounter{\@enumctr}%
   \def\@itemlabel{\csname label\@enumctr \endcsname}%
   \let\@item\run@item
   \let\par\@empty
   \ignorespaces\fi}
   {\unskip\hspace\runitemsep\ignorespacesafterend}
\def\run@item[#1]{%
   \ifhmode\unskip\hspace\runitemsep\else\leavevmode\fi
   \if@noitemarg
      \@noitemargfalse
      \if@nmbrlist\refstepcounter{\@listctr}\fi
   \fi
   \mbox{#1}\kern\labelsep\ignorespaces}
\newlength\shortitemwidth
\setlength\shortitemwidth{65pt}
\newenvironment{shortitemize}[1][\hbox to \shortitemwidth{\hfil}]{%
   \ifnum \@itemdepth >\thr@@\@toodeep\let\endsh@rtitem\relax\else
   \ifx\item\sh@rtitem\sh@rtnesterr\let\endsh@rtitem\relax\else
   \advance\@itemdepth\@ne
   \edef\@itemitem{labelitem\romannumeral\the\@itemdepth}%
   \settowidth\shortitemwidth{#1}%
   \list{}{\addtolength\leftmargin\itemindent
           \addtolength\leftmargin{-\labelwidth}%
           \addtolength\leftmargin{-\labelsep}%
           \setlength\itemindent\z@}%
   \item\relax
   \@rightskip\@flushglue \rightskip\@rightskip
   \let\endsh@rtitem\noindent
   \let\item\sh@rtitem
   \def\@itemlabel{\csname\@itemitem\endcsname}%
   \fi\fi\ignorespaces}%
   {\endsh@rtitem\endlist}
\newenvironment{shortenumerate}[1][\hbox to \shortitemwidth{\hfil}]{%
   \ifnum \@enumdepth >\thr@@\@toodeep\let\endsh@rtitem\relax\else
   \ifx\item\sh@rtitem\sh@rtnesterr\let\endsh@rtitem\relax\else
   \advance\@enumdepth\@ne
   \edef\@enumctr{enum\romannumeral\the\@enumdepth}%
   \settowidth\shortitemwidth{#1}%
   \list{}{\addtolength\leftmargin\itemindent
           \addtolength\leftmargin{-\labelwidth}%
           \addtolength\leftmargin{-\labelsep}%
           \setlength\itemindent\z@}%
   \item\relax
   \@rightskip\@flushglue \rightskip\@rightskip
   \let\endsh@rtitem\noindent
   \let\item\sh@rtitem
   \usecounter{\@enumctr}%
   \def\@itemlabel{\csname label\@enumctr \endcsname}%
   \fi\fi\ignorespaces}%
   {\endsh@rtitem\endlist}
\ifx\TX@ftn\undefined
   \newtoks\TX@ftn
   \long\def\TX@ftntext#1{%
     \edef\@tempa{\the\TX@ftn\noexpand\footnotetext
                       [\the\csname c@\@mpfn\endcsname]}%
     \global\TX@ftn\expandafter{\@tempa{#1}}}%
   \long\def\TX@xftntext[#1]#2{%
     \global\TX@ftn\expandafter{\the\TX@ftn\footnotetext[#1]{#2}}}
\fi
\def\sh@rtitem{%
  \endsh@rtitem
  \@inmatherr\item
  \@ifnextchar [\sh@rt@item{\@noitemargtrue \sh@rt@item[\@itemlabel]}}
\def\sh@rt@item[#1]{%
   \def\endsh@rtitem{\endlrbox\endgroup%
      \setlength\@tempdima{\wd\@tempboxa}%
      \addtolength\@tempdima\labelsep
      \setlength\@tempdimb\shortitemwidth
      \addtolength\@tempdimb{2\labelsep}%
      \addtolength\@tempdimb{\labelwidth}%
      \addtolength\@tempdima{-1sp}% subtract a Very Small Length
      \divide\@tempdima by \@tempdimb%
      \addtolength\@tempdima{1sp}%  add one
      \multiply\@tempdimb by \@tempdima%
      \addtolength\@tempdimb{-\wd\@tempboxa}%
      \usebox\@tempboxa
      \global\TX@ftn\expandafter{\expandafter}\the\TX@ftn
      \hspace\@tempdimb}%
   \if@noitemarg
      \@noitemargfalse
      \if@nmbrlist\refstepcounter{\@listctr}\fi
   \fi
   \settowidth\@tempdima{#1}%
   \ifdim\@tempdima>\labelwidth\PackageWarning{shortlst}%
      {label too wide
       (set \string\labelwidth\space to at least \the\@tempdima)}%
   \fi
   \begingroup\lrbox{\@tempboxa}%
      \let\@footnotetext\TX@ftntext\let\@xfootnotenext\TX@xftntext
      \makebox[\labelwidth][r]{#1}%
      \hspace{\labelsep}\ignorespaces}
\def\sh@rtnesterr{\relax}
%   {\PackageError{shortlst}
%   {nested short-lists, don't nest short-list environments within each other}}